NTFS drives

[LaDeDa]

Re: NTFS drives

Okay, you've shown us your fstab file. Open a console shell and type:

sudo fdisk -l

(that's a lower case L)

Copy and paste the results. This will let us know what HDs you have and how they are formatted and partitioned.

I'll type the important parts because I'm on a different system now. This is a Linux only (Kubuntu) computer.

Device Boot System
/dev/sda1 * Linux
/dev/sda2 Extended
/dev/sda5 Linux Swap/Solaris

Thanks for all the help I, and the thread originator, are getting.

[Snowhog]

Re: NTFS drives

Given that your fstab reflects more than one HD, you need to post the full output of sudo fdisk -l

[monte48lowes]

Re: NTFS drives

I am guessing that you have NTFS drives due to having windows installed on the computer. If so, shutdown kubuntu and boot into windows. Then shutdown windows normally and reboot into kubuntu.

Mike

[SheeEttin]

Re: NTFS drives

If you're going to do that, might as well check the filesystem on the disk... In My Computer, right-click the drive > Properties > Tools > Check now. That's what the Wikipedia article on chkdsk says.

[MoonRise]

Re: NTFS drives

monte48lowes is correct. I have instances where Window$ didn't do a "Clean" release of the NTFS partition and NTFS-3g couldn't mount it. I would assume it isn't isolated to just NTFS-3g that it really is M$'s OS not doing what it should on a reboot. I've actually had to boot into Window$ and actually shut down the machine to force Window$ to "release" it.

[LaDeDa]

Re: NTFS drives

I am guessing that you have NTFS drives due to having windows installed on the computer. If so, shutdown kubuntu and boot into windows. Then shutdown windows normally and reboot into kubuntu.

Mike

There is NO NTFS partition on this computer. It is a Kubuntu ONLY system. I'm guessing the NTFS partition in fstab relates to the EXTERNAL hd (which this thread has been about) which is partitioned NTFS.
Any other suggestions ?

[SheeEttin]

Re: NTFS drives

Yeah, get back to the computer with the problem.

[monte48lowes]

Re: NTFS drives

The only way I know of to get the journal to be written out is to mount the drive in windows. Then cleanly unmount the drive and return to kubuntu. I am sorry that I don't have a better answer than that at this time. I personally try to avoid NTFS whenever possible.

Mike

[srikar]

Re: NTFS drives


I think this helps u.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Au...ountPartitions

[viajador]

Re: NTFS drives

I had the same problem with mine and got around a very easy solution. Right click your external hard drive icon. Then Propreties > Mount and uncheck the "Mount as user" option.

It worked for me.

[terrordrone]

Re: NTFS drives

thanks viajador... ur soln works
thanks